Extensions that save the page.
A bookmark saves the address. These Chrome extensions save the page itself. Here is what each one keeps, where it puts it, and which to pick for reading, archiving or research.
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By Sharier, founder of DefyRot
Updated October 21, 2026
The quick answer
For a perfect single-file copy of how a page looks, use SingleFile or Save Page WE. For a public copy you can cite, use the Wayback Machine extension. For Markdown notes, use MarkDownload or Obsidian Web Clipper. To keep a searchable library of the pages you rely on, readable offline and opened for you when a link dies, use DefyRot.
A note on bias: we make DefyRot. The descriptions below stick to what each tool does.
Compared at a glance
| Extension | What it saves | Where it goes | Best for |
|---|---|---|---|
| DefyRot | The readable article as Markdown, plus its first three images | A searchable vault in your browser | Pages you rely on; recovering dead links |
| SingleFile | The whole page, as it looks, in one HTML file | Your Downloads folder | Exact copies |
| Save Page WE | The page as displayed, in one HTML file | Your Downloads folder | Exact copies |
| Wayback Machine | A public snapshot | The Internet Archive | Citing sources |
| MarkDownload | The article as a Markdown file | Your Downloads folder | Markdown notes |
| Obsidian Web Clipper | The page as a Markdown note | Your Obsidian vault | Obsidian users |
| Raindrop.io | A bookmark; a permanent copy on its paid plan | Raindrop's servers | Organising bookmarks |
DefyRot
Press Ctrl+Shift+S and DefyRot saves the readable part of the page (headings, text, lists, code and the first three images) as Markdown, in a vault inside your browser. Every page opens offline and can be searched. When a saved link later breaks with a 404, 410 or a dead domain, DefyRot opens your copy instead. GitHub issues, Stack Overflow answers and documentation are saved by their structure, and saving a page again keeps the earlier version so you can compare the two. Clean Capture saves pages behind pop-ups and paywall overlays without those layers. Free for 50 pages; Pro adds unlimited pages, full-text search, encrypted sync and export.
SingleFile
Free and open source. SingleFile saves the complete page, with its layout, styles and images, into one HTML file that opens in any browser. It is the best choice when you need the page to look exactly as it did. The files go to your Downloads folder, so finding them again is up to you.
Save Page WE
Saves the page as currently displayed into a single HTML file. Like SingleFile, it is about fidelity: a faithful copy of one page at a time.
Wayback Machine
The Internet Archive's extension sends the page you are on to the Wayback Machine, so a public copy exists that anyone can open from a permanent link. It is the right tool for citing sources. It cannot save pages behind a login, and the copy is public.
MarkDownload and Obsidian Web Clipper
Both turn a page into Markdown. MarkDownload is open source and downloads a .md file; Obsidian Web Clipper saves the page straight into an Obsidian vault as a note. See how to save a web page as Markdown.
How to choose
- Need an exact visual copy? SingleFile or Save Page WE.
- Need others to see the same copy? The Wayback Machine.
- Write in Markdown? MarkDownload or Obsidian Web Clipper.
- Need the pages you rely on to still be there, searchable and offline, when links die? DefyRot.